Merlot Santepietre

Serve with savoury first courses, Italian cold cuts, pasta dishes, red meats, pork, poultry casseroles, matured cheese and any dish of the Italian cuisine.

This cultivar has been cultivated in Veneto since time immemorial, but it is only in the last few years that it has received the appreciation it deserved. Selected clones that yield richer grapes and lower production per vine were introduced. Sites in the region of Trentino, on the hills along the Adige River Valley (averaging 200 metres a.sl.) were also identified as suitable for lending increased complexity to this wine.

After the malolactic fermentation, the wine is allowed to rest and refine also through the addition of some barrique-matured wine.

Following the success of the merlot grape worldwide, its vinification has also been the subject of a fresh approach; well ripened grapes are vinified by the traditional red wine method, with a long maceration on the skins; fermentation takes place slowly, at a relatively low temperature to protect the varietal aromas.

Originating in 1964 at Lazise on the banks of Lake Garda the House of Lamberti was the first to propose a new modern identity for the wines of Veneto and in particular those of Verona. Typical examples are Bardolino and Valpolicella as well as Amarone. The white wines include Lugana Soave and Custoza.